That dog didn't shoot anyone the negligent gun owner did.
this post was submitted on 26 May 2026
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EDIT: There's no "rack" mentioned in the source. I assumed that. A loose loaded gun makes even less sense, tho.
Loaded while in a vehicle-mounted rack. Not just illegal, but also violates some fairly fundamental gun safety principles.
Heck, just "treat every gun a loaded" and "never point a gun at anything you don't want shot" means we should probably do away with most vehicle-mounted racks to being with. I suppose inside the metal toolbox in the truck bed would be okay; at least then the dog wouldn't fire it.
Yeah it’s really hard to find any justification for driving around with a loaded shotgun. Especially when handguns exist and can just sit on your waistband. It’s extremely negligent and stupid gun ownership. Not to mention really poor self defense practice because the handgun would be easier and quicker to draw in a self defense scenario. That cunt is driving around with a loaded shotgun to feel like they’re tough and intimidate people. They should not have firearms whatsoever and really have displayed that to a high degree
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Gun owners should have to carry liability insurance for things like this.
Yeah, if only there were an example of insuring and licensing for some other kind of common deadly consumer product.
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There's no mention of a gun rack; I think she just had it loose in the back seat...
The only woman in the story is the victim, who was standing outside the vehicle as it pulled up and the gun blew through the door.
It's interesting to me that nothing is mentioned about the driver/gun owner, and it's written in passive voice as if the vehicle, dog, and gun all acted by themselves. But SOMEONE not only drove to the store with a loaded unsecured shotgun, they also had their unsecured dog with it in the backseat.
Fortunately it appears the door took the brunt and the woman wasn't killed. Maybe the gun and dog should have aimed at the driver's seat.
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Kristi Noem absolutely shitting bricks right now
That dog is in training to seek vengeance upon Kristi Noem on behalf of the entire canine species.
That dogs name? B.I.N.G.O.
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If only there had been a good dog with a gun.
Good boy*
All the good girls: :(
All dogs are good dogs until proven otherwise.
- Round chambered
- safety disabled
- Gun not secured
A lot of things have to go wrong. Yes, it’s illegal to drive with a loaded firearm, but this is basic firearm safety.
The person hit was a passerby.
basic firearm safety.
which no one enforces or even checks.
Well that’s the thing I’m trying to say. It shouldn't need to be enforced or checked (but yes, i support legislation) any more than putting pants on before going outside. But clearly, it’s fairly common behaviour to ignore basic rules.
It shouldn't need to be enforced or checked any more than putting pants on before going outside.
You get fined and put on a list if you go donaldducking around.
Saying that is a bit like expecting politicians won't be corrupt bcs of some decency & not because of consequences.
We pay taxes to get such things sorted out for us, so we don't have to assemble French street furniture every few years.
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How many other countries have "shot by babies" and "shot by animals" stats?
None of the civilized ones.
If the woman had had her own shotgun, this would never have happened.
Also known as the "Kristi Noem Rule"
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Its crazy how a dog can just buy a shotgun in the US with no background checks.
Maybe he passed the sniff test
it's important that dogs be armed. Only a good dog with a gun can stop Kristi Noem.
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She should have thrown the fucking ball
Let's be clear here: The dog was not the real cause. The human with the loaded and unsecured shotgun in their front seat was the cause.
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Most American thing I’ve ever read
If only had happened on a school
I see, when it's a dog we use the active voice but when it's a white nationalist we use the passive voice.
No but on a more serious note, why are people who are this unsafe with guns allowed to be gun owners in the US? It's okay though because next time a good guy with a gun will be there to kill the dog before it kills someone.
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This is no time to get political. Lots of thoughts and prayers. Remember, guns don’t kill people, people kill people /s/
I could not relax with a ready-to-fire shotgun rattling around in my vehicle. Negligent gun owner bigtime.
Guns don't kill people, Good boys do.
More like "Unqualified gun owners criminal neglect kills woman at convenience store."
She wasn't killed but your point stands: The headline, while obviously being clickbaity and maybe even trying to be funny hides the underlying problem:
Somehow, the dog had triggered the shotgun – which had a live round chambered – to fire, damaging the vehicle and striking a female passerby.
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It is illegal in Nebraska to drive with a loaded shotgun in your vehicle.
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Driving around locked, loaded and the safety off. The gun owner is a fucking idiot and should not be allowed to own firearms.
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The only thing stopping a bad woman with a gun is a good boy with a gun.
She was shot by a well-regulated militia, not a dog.
"Police responding to reports of a shotgun blast at a convenience store sounds like the opening of countless American crime movies[...]" No, it sounds like the beginning of a normal day in America.
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He can't keep getting away with this!
This is the most American thing ever to happen.
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